I wasn’t a TikTok user, but, from what people tell me, by their third swipe the algorithm already knew enough about them that almost everything they get recommended was stuff they were interested in.
How is it that Google with raw access to SO MUCH MORE information than just a few swipes can’t manage to zero in on what I’m actually interested in and instead I see so much garbage that I don’t bother looking at.
Probably (a big guess) is because google is interested in monetization, and getting the best payout for themselves and their advertisers they can contractually manage. You’re gonna get what google makes the most money off of before you get what you actually want to see. Just like google search.
Tiktok appears to be far more interested in making you stay on the platform and keeping your attention. They get what they want by making you an addict, for lack of a better term.
I wasn’t a TikTok user, but, from what people tell me, by their third swipe the algorithm already knew enough about them that almost everything they get recommended was stuff they were interested in.
How is it that Google with raw access to SO MUCH MORE information than just a few swipes can’t manage to zero in on what I’m actually interested in and instead I see so much garbage that I don’t bother looking at.
The guy that destroyed yahoo search is the head of google search. That’s pretty much how in a nutshell.
Oh shit really who is this gentleman of whom you speak I do not believe I have heard of him
Prabhakar Raghavan. This is a really good listen if you want to learn more.
You’ll seek out what you are interested in anyway. But people are paying Google to show you stuff you’d never look for.
Probably (a big guess) is because google is interested in monetization, and getting the best payout for themselves and their advertisers they can contractually manage. You’re gonna get what google makes the most money off of before you get what you actually want to see. Just like google search.
Tiktok appears to be far more interested in making you stay on the platform and keeping your attention. They get what they want by making you an addict, for lack of a better term.
The answer is the same as other similar cases, enshitification.